TennSMART Spring MeetingApril 9th, 2019

Connected and Autonomous Technology Evaluation Center (CAVTEC) Overview

Location Location

Location

Tennessee’s Portal to

Aerospace & Defense

Technologies

World Class Facilities for

Advanced Graduate Research

Mach 3 wind tunnel

Mach 3 Wind Tunnel

Propulsion Research Facility with Afterburning Jet Engine

Space Environments Vacuum Chamber

Mach 4 Wind Tunnel one of the largest in

academia

Enabling TN to be the National

Epicenter for Hypersonic R&D

Dr. John SchmisseurH.H. Arnold Chair

AIAA FellowAFRL Fellow

23 year career with the AFRL

Hypersonics

Credit: NASA/Pat Rawlings, SAIC

Integrated Systems and Test Engineering

Flight Test

& Research

Test & Certify Autonomous

Vehicles

Risk Management for Complex Industrial Settings

Leveraging Legacy Strengths…

… to Disruptively Shape the Future

Train

The Next Phase

SYSTEM SAFETY: The cars must be engineered to respond safely to software malfunctions, near crashes, loss of traction and other risks. Carmakers should get outside validation of their safety systems and prove their cars can operate safely even when technology problems are encountered.

CERTIFICATION: Any software updates or new driverless features must be submitted to the N.H.T.S.A.

VALIDATION: Automakers need to develop testing and validation methods that account for the wide range of technologies used in driverless cars. Their tests should include simulation, test track and on-road testing.

Verification & Validation

for AV Safety

The Challenge to Testing Autonomous Vehicle Safety – Congressional Testimony

“Importantly, it is not enough to simply propose or develop testing methods. The methods need to be validated rigorously, objectively, and independently both to assess their statistical soundness, relation to existing safety and performance standards, and engineering and social considerations and to build confidence in the methods among diverse stakeholders.”

“Concerted and immediate effort should be made to develop sound and feasible testing methods and to develop those methods into a regulatory framework that balances the need for development and deployment of the technology with appropriate levels of safety at each stage of exposure. “

Nidhi Kalra “Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety “ CT-463 Testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection on February 14, 2017.

The Challenge to Testing Autonomous Vehicle Safety – Congressional Testimony

“Importantly, it is not enough to simply propose or develop testing methods. The methods need to be validated rigorously, objectively, and independently both to assess their statistical soundness, relation to existing safety and performance standards, and engineering and social considerations and to build confidence in the methods among diverse stakeholders.”

“Concerted and immediate effort should be made to develop sound and feasible testing methods and to develop those methods into a regulatory framework that balances the need for development and deployment of the technology with appropriate levels of safety at each stage of exposure. “

Nidhi Kalra “Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety “ CT-463 Testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection on February 14, 2017.

The Challenge to Testing Autonomous Vehicle Safety – Congressional Testimony

“Importantly, it is not enough to simply propose or develop testing methods. The methods need to be validated rigorously, objectively, and independently both to assess their statistical soundness, relation to existing safety and performance standards, and engineering and social considerations and to build confidence in the methods among diverse stakeholders.”

“Concerted and immediate effort should be made to develop sound and feasible testing methods and to develop those methods into a regulatory framework that balances the need for development and deployment of the technology with appropriate levels of safety at each stage of exposure. “

Nidhi Kalra “Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety “ CT-463 Testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection on February 14, 2017.

The Challenge to Testing Autonomous Vehicle Safety – Congressional Testimony

“Importantly, it is not enough to simply propose or develop testing methods. The methods need to be validated rigorously, objectively, and independently both to assess their statistical soundness, relation to existing safety and performance standards, and engineering and social considerations and to build confidence in the methods among diverse stakeholders.”

“Concerted and immediate effort should be made to develop sound and feasible testing methods and to develop those methods into a regulatory framework that balances the need for development and deployment of the technology with appropriate levels of safety at each stage of exposure. “

Nidhi Kalra “Challenges and Approaches to Realizing Autonomous Vehicle Safety “ CT-463 Testimony submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection on February 14, 2017.

Lessons Learned from

Aerospace Systems

How do we ensure safe and proper operation of human-rated

autonomous vehicles?

Aircraft Dynamics 101

Maybe it is Rocket Science After All

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Feed-forward Neural Networks

are loosely analogous to the

human brain, with data moving

through layers of nodes

Challenges of Testing Autonomous Systems

Traditional methods do not apply to adaptive control or neural networks

Certification must be based on new mathematical proofs, rigorous simulation and focused testing & evaluation

Verification & Validation

for AV Safety

Autonomy

&

Control Logic

(Mathematical Model)

Sensors(e.g. GPS, LIDAR)

Effectors(e.g. steering,

accelerator)

Path PlanHazards & Anomalies

Environment(e.g. roadways, traffic)

Safety

Monitor

System

Vehicle Data

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The Science of Autonomy

UTSI's Technology Alignment – Aerospace T&E to CAV

Learning from the History of Automation in the Aviation Workforce

The aviation industry developed technological

solutions to help airline pilots manage factors such

as high workload, distractions, and abnormal

situations. Innovation at that time eventually led to

the introduction of autopilot, a cost. It became harder

for pilots to understand what the automated systems

were doing, yet they remained responsible for taking

over when the automated systems reached the limits

of their operating domains or malfunctioned. Pilots

were also encouraged to use automation to the

exclusion of manual flight controls, potentially

degrading manual flight skills.

UTSI’s decades of aerospace sciences expertise safely

certifying Human-Rated Systems for NASA/DoD/FAA aligns

with US DOT’s policy to leverage aerospace lessons learned.26

ObjectiveDevelop a Research, Test, and Evaluation Center for safety certification to expeditiously field Connected

and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Technology.

V2V

V2I

V2X

Vehicle

To

Vehicle

Vehicle

To

Infrastructure

Vehicle

To

IoT

On Board

Systems

Vision: Connecting Science & Systems• UTSI/SIRC bring new insight to the

automotive research via NASA/DOD/FAA technology agnostic approach.

Lab

Subsystem Test

Unconstrained Ops

Reduce Technical Risk

Early Research

“Constrained” Systems Test

Infrastructure foundation in place to build out a TN CAV Tech Center Range Capability in Tennessee

Repeatable Technical Processes

UTSI and Surrounding

Area Infrastructure

Ready for a Tennessee

CAV Tech Center

C L A S S R O O M S

O F F I C E S

O P E R AT I O N S

C E N T E R

D ATA A N D

A N A LY S I S

C E N T E R

Potential CAVTEC HQ – G & H Wings

• G and H Wings provide room for 33 CAVTEC Residents/Clients

• Dedicated Rooms for Ops Center, Innovation Center, Data & Analyses,

IT/SIMS

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Legend Available Requires repurposing

C AV

W O R K B AY S

2.2 mi.

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More than 35 miles of roads and 3,300 acres on

UTSI/USAF CAVTEC Range Land

N E A R LY $ 5 5 M I N

E X I S T I N G

I N F R A S T R U C T U R E

+ I N T E L L E C T U A L C A P I T A L I N :

✓ T R A N S P O R T A T I O N R E S E A R C H & E N G R

✓ H U M A N - R A T E D S Y S T E M S T E S T & E V A L

✓ A E R O S P A C E A U T O N O M Y

✓ D A T A S C I E N C E S

C E N T U R I E S O F

D E E P S M E P R I C E L E S S

Possible CAVTEC Testing – UTSI CampusIsolated and ”Co-mingling” with Manned Automobiles

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1.8 miles Suburban

“Streets & Intersections”

Possible CAV Testing of “Configurable” Rural, Suburban and Urban scenarios – Camp Forrest, Arnold AFBUnused roads on either side of Wattendorf Highway

~1.5 miles

Rural, Suburban, Urban Configurable

“Streets & Intersections”

~3,086 acres

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Available CAV Maturity Testing in City of Tullahoma Approved via Microcell Network prior to CAV release to Major TN Cities

~8 Microcell Tower Locations

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CAVTEC Growth Potential on UTSI

Crockett’s CoveCabins

Nominal UTSI Boundary

CAVTEC Phased Expansion

- Phase 1 CAVTEC

Integration &

Maintenance Facility (at

CAVTEC approval)

- Phase 2 CAVTEC “Free

Play” and on-ramp

(ASAP with client

investment & earnings)

- Phase 3 CAVTEC

Conference Center and

potential on-campus test

facility growth area

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Where we are today

✓ License Outgrant between Arnold AFB and UTSI

for Camp Forrest and UTSI Roads approved 8 March.

✓ Edge Computing Environment Research Test setup in process with test planned 24 April

✓ UTSI Facility modifications and new construction in planning

✓ Camp Forrest Range Prep coordination in work with USAF

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CAVTECLeading the Nation to Safely Field CAV Technologies